RHINOSINUSITIS OR SINUSITIS? Rhinosinusitis is preferred over sinusitis because inflammation of the sinuses usually occurs with the inflammation of the nasal mucosa. RHINOSINUSITIS TYPES Symptoms last for Acute rhinosinusitis - < 4 weeks Subacute rhinosinusitis – 4...
Note: the listing of the drugs below is not a prescription for anyone. Taking diabetes medication without a doctor's prescription can be fatal. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Usually young patients. 40% are lesser than 10 years of age. Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss...
Read the question here: https://www.drbeen.com/blog/drbeen-question-4001/ The correct answer is A. Note the location of the auscultation point for the aorta (A) in this diagram before reading the explanation. Explanation Patient has aortic stenosis. Aortic...
A 42 years old patient presents to your clinic for a complete physical because he recently moved here from another state. He feels in good health. He has never smoked, doesn't have diabetes, and is sure that he does not have hypertension either. He exercises regularly...
This is a guest post from Noah Smith at wellnessvoyager.com Teens today have quite a bit to worry about, between pressures at school to perform well and fit in, the stress of figuring out higher learning and what comes next, and all the worries that come...
MAT stands for multifocal atrial tachycardia. PAT stands for Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia. A student going through drbeen's EKG interpretation lectuers asked us the difference between MAT (multifocal atrial tachycardia) and PAT (paroxysmal atrial tachycardia). Here...
Insult to liver on long run can cause fibrosis of the liver and formation of nodules ,which is termed as liver cirrhosis. Liver cirrhosis is a chronic condition of the liver in which there is fibrosis and formation of nodules. The normal architecture of the liver gets...
Note: this article focuses on type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes is a disease where glucose is unable to enter cells and help create energy packets called ATP. Think of ATP as tiny batteries used by the little machines working in our cells for various functions. In...
